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Podcast: Ocean acidification does more than damage reefs
Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken talks with The Wire radio about how ocean acidification not only directly effects marine life, but also indirectly by changing fish behaviours, such as how they source food or avoid predators for example. Listen to the audio.
Podcast: achieving global water goals
Turning on a tap and receiving clean, safe water in our homes is often taken for granted. But, for many people across the globe that simply isn’t reality. Reliable access to water and adequate sanitation are key to better outcomes in life, such as employment and education. How can we develop more simple, low cost […]
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Podcast: Wombats from Space
Join Ewart Shaw from Radio Adelaide on his show Orbit, as he talks with the Environment Institute’s Michael Swinbourne. Swinbourne explores the underground burrows of wombats. But how do you explore a wombat burrow without destroying it or disturbing the wombat? The solution- Radar! Listen to the podcast to find out more.
Vodcast: Animal Dawn
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido presented his talk ‘Animal Dawn’ to a full house at the recent Research Tuesdays Seminar Series. Diego’s talk tracing the rise of animal life on Earth can be viewed below: Visit the new Edicaran Gallery at the South Australian Museum to see some of the oldest fossil examples of complex, multicellular animal […]
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Podcast: Who Dun It? Us
Join Ewart Shaw from Radio Adelaide on his show Orbit, as he talks with the Environment Institute’s Dr Frederik Saltre. Dr Saltre takes us back to the days of the megafauna – those almost-mythical Australian creatures that were like up-scaled versions of kangaroos, wombats and emus. The evidence is stacking up that humans were the cause […]
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Podcast: Exploring the dawn of animal life
When did animal life begin on Earth? ARC Future Fellow Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido from University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute spoke with Sarah Martin from The Sound of Science about how his fossil research can help answer questions about the distant past. Sites in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges and Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island are of particular interest […]
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Podcast: South Australia’s plant biodiversity hot spots
The spread of invasive weeds and climate change are threatening South Australia’s plant biodiversity. Researchers from the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) at the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute, in partnership with the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources embarked on a comprehensive study into South Australia’s plant species, identifying six ‘hot spots’ of […]
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Podcast: Does the future of health lie in the past?
What are gut microbiomes, and why should they matter to you? Dr Laura Weyrich, from the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD), spoke with The Wire about why bacteria is so important to our health, and whether new diet trends are really the healthy options we think they are. Listen to Dr Weyrich’s full […]
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Podcast: Acid baths in a warming sea
Climate change is creating stress on ecosystems globally, including in our oceans. University of Adelaide research shows that these stresses are affecting fish. Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken spoke with Sue Reece from Radio Adelaide about his research into the impacts of ocean acidification on fish. Listen to the full interview.
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Podcast: Ocean acidification could cause fish to be lost at sea
New research shows that increased CO2 levels interfere with the ability of baby fish to find a home. Sarah Martin from Radio Adelaide spoke with University of Adelaide marine biology PhD student Tullio Rossi about his research into the effects of ocean acidification on fish behaviour. Listen to the full interview.
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